HOMETOWN HISTORY February 18, 2021 150 Years Ago Learn All You Can – Never omit an opportunity to learn all you can. Sir Walter Scott said that even in a stagecoach he always found somebody that could tell him something that he did not know. Conversation is frequently more useful than books for purposes of knowledge. It is therefore a mistake to be morose and silent among persons whom you think to be ignorant, for a little sociability on your…
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BOUND VOLUMES February 11, 2021 200 YEARS AGO Interesting Memoranda: It is 328 years since John Cabot first discovered North America; 236 years since Sir Walter Raleigh more perfectly explored it; 240 years since the first permanent colony was planted in Virginia; 208 years since the founding of New Amsterdam, now New York, was settled; 200 years since the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; 44 years since the commencement of our national existence; and 31 years sincethe adoption of…
IN MEMORIAM: Steven D. Morris, 73; Vietnam Era Vet; Gas Company Owner CHERRY VALLEY – Steven D. Morris, Vietnam Era veteran and former owner of The Gas Company in Cooperstown, passed away late Sunday morning, February 7, 2021, at The Foltsbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Herkimer. He was 73. Born March 27, 1947, in Cooperstown, Steve was one of four sons of Floyd G. and Martha J. (Klein) Morris. Upon graduation from the Andrew S. Draper Central School in…
HOMETOWN HISTORY January 28, 2021 150 Years Ago In the Village of Oneonta during the year 1870 the mortality was as follows: Total number of deaths: 9; of which 5 were women, 1 man, 2 boys and 1 girl. Ages: Under 1 year and under: 2; between 1 and 5 years: 1; 15 and 20 years: 1; 30 and 40 years: 5. Diseases: Bronchitis: 1; Cancer: 1; Consumption 1; Dysentery 1; Hemorrhage of Lungs 2; Killed by Cars (Railroad) 1;…
IN MEMORIAM Frank Siwiec, 89 Sept. 2, 1931-Jan. 24, 2o21 ONEONTA – Frank Siwiec passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2021, at The Plains, Oneonta. He was born Sept. 2, 1931, in Glen Cove, Long Island, the son of Frank and Viola Siwiec. He is survived by seven children and their spouses, Steven Siwiec (Elizabeth) of Denmark, Susan Biederman (David) of Florida, Stacie Ambrose (John) of Virginia, Lesley Bidwell (Philip) of Laurens, Michael Stich of Florida, Kevin Stich (Christy) of…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Jan. 21, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Obstacles Aplenty On C-19 Shots Fresh Energy’s Needed To Implement Reforms New Lisbon Farm Dog Best In U.S. James Dean, Village Trustee, And Much More EDITORIAL Inauguration 2021 Chance For New Beginning LETTERS Senator Thanks YOU HERZIG: After COVID, Many Projects Will Happen Food For Thought BERKSON: Talk About Coop d’Etats! MORKAL-WILLIAMS: College Campuses Opening Again. Are We Sure It’s A Good…
Vets Club, Genesee Bar Spawn COVID Outbreak RICHFIELD SPRINGS –The county Department of Health a few minutes ago announced a potential COVID-19 exposure at at the Richfield Veterans Club and the nearby Genesee Tap Room. If you were at the vets’ club, 13 Lake St., Jan. 8-10, or the Genesee, 38 Lake, Jan. 8-13, monitor yourself for symptoms, the health department recommends.…
Outpouring Helps Buoy ‘Angel Tree’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Yes, there are more families in need of Christmas cheer. But Salvation Army Capt. Selah Bender can report, there are many more angels to help make the season merry. Take the Angel Tree program, where shoppers can pluck a tag off a tree with the name of a child in need of a Christmas present. “We’ve had entire Angel Trees emptied almost as soon as we put them…
THE VIEW FROM ALBANY On November 11, Remember Corporal Mayne On Veterans Day, Americans should pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by our veterans. Whether combat veterans or Cold War veterans, all who served need to be given proper praise for a job well done. Our veterans have faced hardships that a non-veteran could never fully understand. Some have faced death in defending our nation’s freedom. Veterans possess the core American values of loyalty, duty, respect, honor, selfless service,…
HOMETOWN HISTORY November 12, 2020 150 Years Ago Oneonta Local: The first snow of the season fell here on Sunday, October 29. There was a heavy thunder shower on Thursday morning last – the sign of a hard winter. Conductor R. V. Humphrey is preparing to build a new house on his lot opposite James Cope’s on Elm Street. The cellar is already completed for a new house. The person who borrowed or took a copy of French’s Gazetteer of…
